A review by toitoine
The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt

5.0

Very good book on the mother of origins stories, its impact on ancient and modern religions, and its evolution through time. Greenblatt gives an overview of the most important authors and artists on the topic through history (the Babylonians, Abrahamic religions, early Christian scholars, Augustine, Dürer, Milton, Bayle, Voltaire, Twain and Darwin). I especially enjoyed how he placed their respective additions in their times and the general neutral tone (yet not afraid to mention controversial views).